Elizabeth Thynne, Marchioness of Bath
Elizabeth Thynne, Marchioness of Bath (27 July 1735 – 12 December 1825), formerly Lady Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck, was the wife of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath. She was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom, from 1761 to 1793 and in 1793, as Dowager Marchioness, became Mistress of the Robes, holding the position until the queen's death in 1818.[1]
She was born at Welbeck Abbey, the daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, and his wife, Margaret.
She married the earl, then Viscount Weymouth, on 22 March 1759 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, becoming Viscountess Weymouth.[2] The couple had three sons, including Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath, and at least three daughters. Their other children were:
- Lady Isabella Thynne
- Lady Mary Thynne
- Lady Louisa Thynne (1760-1832), who married Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford, and had children
- Lady Henrietta Thynne (1762-1813), who married Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield, and had children
- Lady Sophia Thynne (1763-1791), who married George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, and had children
- George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret of Hawnes (1770-1838), who married Hon. Harriet Courtenay and had no children
- John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret of Hawnes (1772-1849), who married Mary Anne Master and had no children
After her husband became Marquess of Bath in 1789, the viscountess became a marchioness. She died, aged 90, at Lower Grosvenor Street, London.
References
- ↑ "Household of Queen Charlotte 1761-1818". Institute of Historical Research.
- ↑ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 273.